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Comm. on Proposals for the Natl. Academy of Peace and Con... (Pacifism) TO ESTABLISH THE UNITED STATES ACADEMY OF PEACE
DC, 1981, xxv,386pp. First ed. V.g. in wrps.
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. A5223879258   details     inquire
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Falk, Stanley L. (Military)(Autog)(Intelligence) THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRUCTURE
DC, 1972, v,173pp. First ptd. 1967. V.g. in cornflower blue w/silver bright. Autographed note signed by author laid in as well as a correspondence course information brochure. No signed copy on net.
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. A5223919749   details     inquire
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Stone, William L. (American Revolution) BORDER WARS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
New York, 1843, 384/381pp., 2 vol., 16 mo. First ed. w/this title. V.g. in the black (almost tan now) cl. of Harper & Brothers Family Library. Expected foxing. This title is an abridgement of Stone's work on Chief Brant. See Howes S.1041. This ed. not net.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. A5223960240   details     inquire
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Hazen, Edward (Technology)(Juvenile) POPULAR TECHNOLOGY; OR PROFESSIONS AND TRADES
New York, 1844, 261/275pp., 2 vol., 16 mo. W/81 woodcuts. This is the Harper & Brothers Family Library title in black cl. V.g., w/e.p. darkened. A classic for both illustrations and for the information. Reprinted 1981 by Early American Industries. No copy this ed. on net.
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. A5224122204   details     inquire
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Russell, Michael (Palestine)(Israel)(Mid East) PALESTINE OR THE HOLY LAND FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME
New York, 1840, 330pp., 16 mo. Fold map. First ptd 1832. V.g. in half lea. & the black (almost tan) cl. of Harper & Brothers Family Library. All edges marbled. Copies of this ed. on net to one twenty five.
Price: USD 47.50 other currencies   order no. A5224162695   details     inquire
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Hale, Salma (America)(History) HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THEIR FIRST SETTLEMENT AS COLONIES TO THE CLOSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF MR. MADISON, IN 1817
New York, 1843, xii,295(1)/xi,292pp., 2 vol., 16 mo. First ptd 1827. V.g. in black cl. of Harper & Brothers Family Library. Expected interior foxing. No copy this Harper ed. on net.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. A5224203186   details     inquire
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Dover, Lord (Germany)(History) THE LIFE OF FREDERIC THE SECOND, KING OF PRUSSIA
New York, 1839, 381/362pp., 2 vol., 16 mo. First ptd 1832. Close to v.g. in half lea. & black (almost tan now) cl. of Harper & Brothers Family Library. All edges mrbld. Interior damp stain Vol. I. Very presentable shelf backs.
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Lanman, James H. (Michigan)(History) HISTORY OF MICHIGAN, FROM ITS EARLIEST COLONIZATION TO THE PRESENT TIME
New York, 1843, 269(1)pp., 16 mo. V.g. w/two edge bruises, in black cl. of Harper & Brothers FamilyLibrary. Expected foxing. Ex. lib copy on net to seventy five. Instant Book (add money & stir) @ one fifty.
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Bucke, Charles (Philosophy) ON THE BEAUTIES, HARMONIES, AND SUBLIMITIES OF NATURE
New York, 1843, 329(6)pp., 16 mo. Extracted (from 1821 ed.) by William P. Page. Harper's Family Library #145. V.g. in black grained cl., reasonable foxing. Half inch of rear gutter vermined. This ed. not net.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. A5224486623   details     inquire
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Galt, John (Poetry)(England) THE LIFE OF LORD BYRON
New York, 1839, 334pp., 16 mo. First ptd. England, 1830. Harper's Family Library #9. V.g. in half leather and mrbld edges. Mild mottling on back cover.
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Crichton, Andrew & Henry Wheaton (Scandinavia)(Map) SCANDINAVIA, ANCIENT & MODERN - BEING A HISTORY OF DENMARK, SWEDEN, AND NORWAY
New York, 1841, 373(1)/403pp., 2 vol., 16 mo. First ptd. England, 1838. Harper's Family Library #136. Fold map, 10 1/2x 8". Here v.g. w/some browning to black cl. and two very small binding flaws. The only copy of this Harper ed. on net at two hundred eighty.
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(Missouri)(Illinois)(Railroads) CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD.
. Full p. map & 3 p. schedule. Data from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1885. Together with full p. map & one p. schedule data on Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad.
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(Railroads)(California)(Mexico) ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD.
. Full p. map & 2 p. schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. A3581078406   details     inquire
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(Railroads)(Illinois)(Iowa) ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD.
. Map & 2 1/2 page schedule. Removed from Allen: TRAVELLERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
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(Canada)(MI)(RR)(NY) MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD
. Full page map & 4 page schedule. w/1/4 page schedule for Flint & Pere Marquette. Removed from Allen: TRAVELLERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
Price: USD 27.50 other currencies   order no. A5224648587   details     inquire
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(Canada)(Railroads) CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
. Half page woodcut of train at Niagara Falls, and 2 full page schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
Price: USD 22.50 other currencies   order no. A3541437717   details     inquire
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(Mexico)(TX)(AR)(Railroads) TEXAS-MEXICAN RAILWAY.
. Half p. map & 1.5 p. schedule. Removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882. Also,details on Mexican Railway & MILT. HARRY LINE (Memphis, White, Black & Little Red River).
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(Railroads)(Ohio)(LA)(Texas) CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS, AND TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY.
. Full p. map & one p. schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
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(Railroads)(Kansas)(Missouri) MISSOURI PACIFIC (SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY SYSTEM).
. Double p. map & 9 pp. schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. A3580997424   details     inquire
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(Missouri)(CA)(AR)(Railroads) ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY.
. Full p. map & 1 1/2 p. schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882. Also, full p. each of schedule data on St. Louis, Fort Scott, Wichita, Memphis & Little Rock.
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(Iowa)(Nebraska)(Railroads) Chicago, Quincy, and Burlington Railroad.
. Double p. map & 6 p. schedule. Data from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882. Also 1/2p. map of Keokuk & St. Louis. Full p. map B. C. R. & N (Iowa route). Half p. map of Central Iowa & 2 p. schedule data Burlington & Missouri.
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(Wisconsin)(MN)(Railroads) Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
. Double p. map & 9 pp. schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICAILA RAILWAY GUIDE, 1882.
Price: USD 65.00 other currencies   order no. A3593509143   details     inquire
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(Canada)(Minnesota)(Railroads) St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway.
. Full p. map & schedule. Data removed from Allen: TRAVELERS' OFFICIAL RAIWAY GUIDE, 1882.
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Root, Geo. F. (Civil War) "TRAMP! TRAMP! TRAMP! OF THE PRISONER'S HOPE" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Chicago, 1864, 5pp. Semi oval damp stain along 6" bottom margin, 3" high. Five vignette illus., vacant chair, depressed widow, Army charge, Army scout, & sentry. Rear cvr has an equally interesting illus. of a pianist framed between pillars supporting books of music based on singing & harmony. Ante-fire imprint of Root & Cady. Military.
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Hood, Thomas (Civil War)(Sheet Music)(Mil) "CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR MUSICAL SOUVENIR; "FAIRIES HAVE BROKEN THEIR WANDS" (Sheet Music).
. "THE LOVER'S WISH"; (by) F. W. Rosier. "I KNOW A MAIDEN FAIR TO SEE"; (by) Longfellow, music by F. W. R. Richmond, Geo. Dunn & Co., Columbia, Julian A. Selby, c.1863, (4)pp. Illus. cvr ptd in red, green & black. Tri-melodied seasonal exuberance. The cvr title supports a tri-partite dome consisting of courting couple, medallion of dancers & cave mouth. CR 3375. Harwell, p. 95. The only ed., per Parrish 6903. Owner name & date at top margin of front cvr. Damped bottom left corner. South Carolina.
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Ballard, H. C. (words) & J. P. Webster (music) (Civil War) "TRIBUTE TO ELSWORTH: BRAVE MEN BEHOLD YOUR FALLEN CHIEF" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Chicago, 1861, 7pp. Semi circular damp stain at bottom center margin, 6" diameter. Unsigned cvr artlitho shows an enormous flag furling above a portrait of Elsworth guarded by two Zouaves. At the bottom a closed casket reposes beneath a black pall. Elsworth, close friend of Lincoln in Illinois, recruited his Fire Zouaves (from the NYC Fire Dept.) & w/them captured the City of Alexandria on May 24, 1861. For his efforts in tearing down a Confederate Flag, Elsworth receive a short gun blast that made him the "1st Martyr for the Union. (Sifakis, Who Was Who in the Civil War, quoting Ruth Randall's biog. of Elsworth). This is a scarce memorial piece w/OCLC reporting no copies (among six) in Illinois. Military.
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Hempsted, H. N. (Civil War) "MILWAUKEE LIGHT GUARD'S QUICKSTEP" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Milwaukee, 1866, 5pp. Damped along bottom margin, right margin shaved to border of image. The unsigned cvr art (Chicago Lithographers) shows two sentries before a sm. tent. Nearby a standing aide awaits orders from a seated general. Flags stand on each side beneath a rustic wood limb. A generic cvr. Used also for "Union Volunteer's Quickstep" & "Garibaldi's Sicilian March." We located two libs w/copies. Note: The title above music is "Four Popular Marches & Quicksteps." Does this mean the melody also is generic w/only the title varied for the Milwaukee Market? Wisconsin.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. A4768841400   details     inquire
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Brown, Francis H. (Military) "CAZNEAU'S QUICK STEP" (Sheet Music), SMR.
NY, 1843, 5pp. W/litho of Cazneau inspecting troops (by Thayer). Tiger vignette at top. Dedicated to the New York Fusiliers. Some foxing & damped spot bottom edge.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. A4603840575   details     inquire
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United States Department of Agriculture (Virginia) SOIL SURVEY OF HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
N.p., 1975, (2)117(5)(39 fold maps)pp., 4to. First ed. Wrps, v.g. (age soil). Geology.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. A4490101356   details     inquire
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Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia) A HANDBOOK FOR THE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, INCORPORATED.
Williamsburg, 1936, 79pp. Fine. Wrps.
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Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia) PRESERVING THE DESIGN FOR AMERICANS.
Williamsburg, 1946, 23pp. Wrps, v.g.
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Virginia Independence Bicentennial Corporation (American Revolution) OFFICIAL PROGRAM: AMERICA'S VICTORY CELEBRATION AT YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA.
Richmond?, 1981, 32pp., 4to. Fine in the protective, ptd blue wrapper. A gummed wafer seal departed. The addendum leaf present. Naval. Military.
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Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia) PROCEEDINGS AT THE OPENING OF RALEIGH TAVERN: AS AN EXHIBITION BUILDING IN THE RESTORATION OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG.
Williamsburg, 1932, 28pp. Wrp. Fine, edges untrimmed as issued.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. A4041299112   details     inquire
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Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia) THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE.
Williamsburg, 1934, 14pp. Early wrps. V.g., w/a few sm. scrapes. One date stamp.
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Smith, Mrs. Sydney (Virginia) OLD YORKTOWN AND ITS HISTORY.
Yorktown, 1920, 23pp. Lt. bds. Minor staining. Rev. War. locale.
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Boyd, Julian P. & Edwin Hemphill (Law) THE MURDER OF GEORGE WYTHE. TWO ESSAYS.
Williamsburg, VA, 1955, 64pp. Wrps. The only witness to Wythe's murder, a slave, was prohibited from testifying, by a constitutional provision Wythe had written. V.g. First separate ed. Inscribed & signed by author.
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Richardson, R. E. (Virginia)(Medical) BELMONT LITHIA WATER, SPRING #1. DESCRIPTION OF SPRING, ANALYSIS OF WATER, CERTIFICATES, TESTIMONIALS.
Talleysville, VA, c.1894, 30pp., 31/4 x 51/4". New Kent Co. Wrps. Dating based on analysis, testimonials undated. OCLC locates three copies, only two in VA. A colleague priced at 200. Medical.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. A4161314436   details     inquire
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Crawford, Robert (Aviation) THE ARMY AIR CORPS. Official Song of the United States...
NY, (1942), 5pp. Sheet music, removed. V.g. Damped bottom free corner. Patriotic coloring; wings 'nprop design.
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Crannis, S. M. (Music)(Sheet Music) "DO THEY MISS ME AT HOME?" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Boston, 1853, 5pp. Together w/The Answer by Charlie C. Converse "We Miss Thee At Home" (Sheet Music), SMR. Boston, 1853, 5pp. V.g. Famous songs & their answers are still being prepared. "We're watching, O! why wilt thou roam...For we miss thee, all miss thee at home."
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Mack, L. (Civil War) ROCK ME TO SLEEP.
Phila., 1861, 5pp. "Backward , turn Backward, oh, time in your flight". Sheet music, removed. Damped bottom free corner.
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Winner, Sep. (Civil War) "GEN. HALLECK'S GRAND MARCH" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Phila., 1862, 6pp. Litho cvr (by Sinclair) of the feckless Halleck. Right edge age darkened 1/8". Damped bottom free corner.
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Whittemore, J. Henry (Civil War)(Music) WHERE IS MY BOY TONIGHT?
Detroit, 1863, 5pp. SMR. Damped bottom left corner. No illus.
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Baumbach, Adolph (Civil War) "GRAND UNION POTPOURRI" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Boston, c.1861, 9pp. Separated second leaf frayed at free edge. Damped bottom left corner. Grand waving hand colored flag. Publr's info closely cropped at bottom. Patriotism. Flags. Military.
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Martin, T. J. (Civil War) "GEN. SIGEL'S GRAND MARCH" (Sheet Music), SMR.
Cleveland, 1862, 5pp. Uncommon! Damped bottom left corner. Per OCLC, this publisher, Critchley, notlisted w/this address (182 Superior St.).
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. A3920595441   details     inquire
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(Military) GENERAL BOULANGERS MARCH. (Sheet music). By C.L. Desormes.
NY, Chic., 1887, 6pp. Splendid monochrome litho of Boulanger. Removed. 2" tear left margin. Damped lower free corner.
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(Pestal, Colonel) (Sheet Music)(Military)(IL) "REST, TROUBLED HEART. THE LAY OF PESTAL. POETRY BY MRS. CRAWFORD."
NY, 1844, 8pp. P. two & eight blank. Sheet music, removed. Litho, cover by G. & W. Endicott from design by Parsons which shows shackled office. Very free from foxing but damped lower left corner.
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Cushing, Luther S. (Civil War) RULES OF PROCEEDING AND DEBATE IN DELIBERATIVE ASSEMBLIES.
Boston, 1864, 189pp., 16mo. First ptd in 1845. This popular title, here in 39th thousand. This copybelonged to Christopher Cox, Yankee army surgeon, w/his signature & bkplt. Good solid copy w/bkstrp ends gone & some white showing on front bottom left corner. Medical. Political. Military.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, WV. (West Virginia)(Navigation) OHIO RIVER NAVIGATION CHARTS - PITTSBURGH PA, ETC. ENGINEER DISTRICTS.
Pittsburgh, PA, etc., 1970, 4 vol., 8" x 14. Cairo, IL to Foster, KY, 4 pp. charts 1-108; Foster, KY to New Martinsville, WV, 4 pp. charts 108 to 172; Pittsburgh, PA to New Martinsville, WV, 3 pp. charts 172 to 198; Kanawha River - Mouth to Head of Navigation, 3 pp., 1-19 charts; Maps are colored & scaled 1" = 2000 ft. Heavy wrps. w/3 in plastic fingers binders (one attempting escape) & one in a special wire binder. Ohio. Pennsylvania. Illinois.
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Lynch, Kenneth (Architecture)(Decoration) LIGHTING FIXTURES
Canterbury, CT, 1971, 79pp., folio. First ed. Fine. Chandeliers, brackets (wood, iron, etc.), posts, lanterns, etc. "Almost anything can be made into a lighting fixture." B&w drawings, photos, & diagrams.
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Paxson, Frederic L. (World War I)(Political)(Mil) AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND THE WORD WAR 1913-1917/1917-1918/1918-1923
New York, 1966, 427/465/401pp., 3 vol. This is a purely fine set of a title first ptd. 1936+. the Instant Book group (add money & stir) offer reprints at one fifty per volume!
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. A5224972515   details     inquire
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Lerwill, Leonard (Military) THE PERSONNEL REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
DC, 1954, 492pp. First ed. Probably issued in wrps but here in black cl. Department of the Army pamphlet. Much on morale.
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Raines, Edgar F. (Aviation)(Military)(Autog) EYES OF ARTILLERY - THE ORIGINS OF MODERN U.S. ARMY AVIATION IN WORLD WAR II
DC, 2000, xx,372pp., small 4to. Possibly not a first; some dealers report an ed. dated 1999. Good in wrps. Top free corner last 20 pp. damped. "...experiences of the men who flew observed fire missions in light aircraft for the Field Artillery during World War II." Inscribed & signed by author. Instant Book (add money & stir) at eighty-five.
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Condon-Rall, Mary Ellen (Military)(NC)(Aviation)(Autog) DISASTER ON GREEN RAMP: THE ARMY'S RESPONSE
DC, 1996, xvi,145pp. First ed. Wrps. Fine. Inscribed & signed by author. Many photo illus., some incolor. Only two copies on net, neither autographed.
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U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency (Pacifism)(Military) DOCUMENTS ON DISARMAMENT - 1969
DC, 1970, xviii,821pp. First ed. Near fine in blue wrps. (Bkstrp faded.) Note: this is Publication 55, w/pub. date of 1970. No copy on net.
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U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency (Pacifism)(Military) DOCUMENTS ON DISARMAMENT - 1968
DC, 1970, xvii,893pp. First ed. Near fine in blue wrps. (Bkstrp faded.) Note: this is Publication 52, w/pub. date of 1969. No copy on net.
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Bible (Bible)(Religious) THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE POLYGLOTT BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT.
Portland, 1845, 587,190(2 ftspc & 2 eng. t.p.)pp., 16mo, 6" high. Orig. sheep cvr relaid on new full lea. w/new e.p. Text w/some embossment & 1st few leaves damped. Religious.
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Welles, Albert (Virginia) AMERICAN FAMILY ANTIQUITY.
NY, 1880, 274pp., sm. folio. First ed. Incl. color coats of arms & histories for families of Washington, Barron, Buell, Cary, Page, Frost, Stokes, Dunbar, & Grace. Welles issued at least four vols in this series, but this one complete w/in itself. Orig. pebbled cl., the Hoyt binding bkstrp seriously damaged, new bkstrp & label supplied. Genealogy.
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Mansergh, Nicholas (Ireland) IRELAND IN THE AGE OF REFORM AND REVOLUTION: A COMMENTARY ON ANGLO-IRISH RELATIONS AND ON POLITICAL FORCES IN IRELAND 1840-1921.
London, (1940), 272pp. First ed. This is a review copy, bearing the signature of a nationally famous ed./writer. Fine in Irish green cl. & a d.j. w/some age wear. Travel.
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Green, John Richard G. (England) OXFORD STUDIES.
London, 1901, xxxii,302(2)pp., 12mo. Chapters on "Early Hist.," "18th C.," "Young Oxford," & "Oxford As It Is." First ed. V.g., some foxing. Posthumous ed. Travel.
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George W. ^Jacobs & Co. (Publishers) (Medical) ANATOMICAL CHART.
Phila., c.1890. Has t.p. & 12pp. of chromolithos (Bavarian ptg), 11 of which have other side blank.63/4 x 53/4". Leaves loose from text. Not listed per OCLC. Germany. Travel.
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Bowes, James L. (Japan) JAPANESE MARKS AND SEALS. PART I: POTTERY; PART II: ILLUMINATED MSS. AND PRINTED BOOKS; PART III: LACQUER, ENAMELS, METAL, WOOD, IVORY, ETC.
London, 1887, ix,379pp. When this title arrived, the binding was loose from text block & text blockwas asunder. Mr. Lannon remounted the cvrs & bkstrp to form a protective box for the text. Eight pp. of index are in facs. By the author of Keramic Art of Japan. Not net. Deco. Ceramics.
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Bartlett, Alice H. (Mussolini) CAESAR: THE UNDEFEATED: A POETIC DRAMA.
London, (1929), 54(24)pp., 4to. V.g., cvrs a bit bowed. W/embossed offsetting to free e.p. Twenty-four full-p. illus. The photo illus. of Mussolini leaves no doubt about author's nominee for a modern Caesar-frankly I like better the picture Life Magazine ran in 1945. Italy. Rome. Travel.
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Rogers, Walter T. (Books) A MANUAL OF BIBLIOGRAPHY: BEING AN INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF BOOKS, LIBRARY MANAGEMENT, AND THE ART OF CATALOGUING.
NY, 1891, 172(4)pp. First U.S. ed. V.g. 1/2 recent lea. w/new e.p. & orig. pseudo vellum w/gilt (bright) cut of scholar w/fools cap cowled. Color ftspc.
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Department of State (Shoes) REPORTS FROM THE CONSULS OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE LEATHER AND SHOE INDUSTRIES IN THEIR SEVERAL DISTRICTS.
DC, 1885, vi,205-678pp. A 2nd report, at the front (v,99,iv) deals w/commerce & manufacture in general. But the shoe report really gets to the sole of the matter. Three-fourth lea. & red marbled bds & e.p., v.g. No copy on net. Textiles. Fashion.
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Hume, David (England) THE IMPERIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND, FROM THE EARLIEST RECORDS TO THE PRESENT TIME.
London, etc., 1891, 3 vol., Imperial 8vo. Expanded by Stafford & Dulcken. Maroon cl. & beveled bds.Gilt bright, a few snags to Vol. I fore edge. Make this good, else v.g. Many full-p. plts. Of the 151 entries under Hume, over 1/2 are for odd vols from sets. No other copy on net. Travel.
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Rice, Herbert L. (Mathematics) THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INTERPOLATION: INCLUDING MECHANICAL QUADRATURE, AND OTHER IMPORTANT PROBLEMS CONCERNED WITH THE TABULAR VALUES OF FUNCTIONS
Lynn, MA, 1899, 234pp., 4to. V.g. green cl., ex-Carnegie. On net to one twenty five.
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Nugent, Lord (England) MEMORIALS OF JOHN HAMPDEN, HIS PARTY AND HIS TIMES.
London, 1899, lxxv,420(32)pp. Fifth ed. Out of print. V.g. in blue cl. w/modest rubbing at bkstrp edges. Travel.
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Rogers, Samuel (Illustration)(Poetry) THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY AND OTHER POEMS...AND THE PAINS OF MEMORY BY ROBERT MERRY.
NY, 1808, 254pp., 12mo. Also "Beech Tree's Petition" by Thomas Campbell. Has at least one woodcut signed by Anderson (p. 13) & others are attributed to him. Full sheep, top 3" front cvr worn. Illustration. Poetry.
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Bushnell, Belle (Civil War) JOHN ARROWSMITH: PLANTER.
Cedar Rapids, IA, 1910, 466pp. First ed. Scarce. Three illus. by Roanoke, VA's Walter Biggs. On netto one sixty-five. Military. Virginia.
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Optic, Oliver (Juvenile) FREAKS OF FORTUNE; OR, SAVED FROM HIMSELF.
NY, c.1900, 280(6)pp. Above average condition for the genre. Complete front & back. A few sm. tears, corner crease. Series #156. On net to fifty. Juvenile.
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Optic, Oliver LOUIS CHISWICK'S MISSION; OR, UP THE LADDER OF SUCCESS.
NY, c.1900, 320pp. Above average condition for the genre. Complete front & back. A few sm. tears, corner crease. Series #138. Juvenile.
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Optic, Oliver (Juvenile) THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT; OR, KING OF THE RAILS.
NY, c.1900, 253(1)pp. Above average condition for the genre. Complete front & back. A few sm. tears. Series #147. Juvenile.
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Walpole, Horace (American Revolution)(England) JOURNAL OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD, FROM THE YEAR 1771 TO 1783
London, 1859, xxvi,537/xxxiv,637pp., 2 vol. Tall 8vo., plum cloth w/ diamond diapers, each w/florette. Comparable copies on net @ two hundred.
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Editors of LOOK MAGAZINE. (World War II)(Military) MY FAVORITE WAR STORY.
NY & London, (1945), 155(1)pp. First ed. V.g. in steel blue cl. & white lettering. Great stories. Military.
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Mill, John Stuart (Philosophy)(Politics) DISSERTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS - POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND HISTORICAL
London, 1867, vi,474/563/379pp., 3 vol. Three quarter calf & mrbld bds., mrbld e.p., all edges mrbld. V.g. w/gilt on red titling (one label w/chip affecting two letters in "Discussions"). The black on gilt author vol. labels are new. Reprint by Instant Book (add money & stir) @ six hundred fifty. Other sets on net to nearly five hundred.
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Foster, (Mrs.)(M.E.) (Europe)(Literature) A HAND-BOOK OF MODERN EUROPEAN LITERATURE FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE FAMILIES
Philadelphia, 1850, vi,354;ads-24pp., large 12 mo. V.g. Full embossed black cl. w/two small chafed spots top of bkstrp. Lower half of fore edge damped first 100 pp. Opaque discoloration rear cover. Aimed for schools. Not net.
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Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw (Law)(Commerce) A PRACTICAL TREATISE OF THE LAW OF VENDORS AND PURCHASERS OF ESTATES
Philadelphia, 1820, lxx,558,49,83pp., large 8vo. Called the second American ed. w/U.S. notes by Edward D. Ingraham. First pub. 1805. Full law calf, mild shelf twist. This title reprinted up to at least 1862. On net to two hundred twenty five (this ed).
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Cain, Georges (France)(Travel) WALKS IN PARIS
New York, 1909, xi,334pp., large 12 mo. V.g. Cover & bkstrp gilt bright. Color ftspc by Maxwell Armfield, also over 100 other illus.
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Jackson, Catherine Charlotte (France)(Travel) OLD PARIS - ITS COURT AND LITERARY SALONS
New York, 1880, xviii,545,ads-(9)pp., large 12 mo. Armorial cover gilt bright, bkstrp gilt quite legible. Scraped line to left of the bkstrp title gilt. Seventeenth century Paris.
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Hearn, Lafcadio (Japan)(Germany)(Lit) IZUMO BLICKE IN DAS UNBEKANNTE JAPAN
Frankfurt, 1907, 314pp. First German ed. after a special run of 25 copies. Bound in darkened vellum, cover gilt bright.
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Purdon, John (update by Frederick C. Brightly) (Law)(Pennsylvania) A DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA - 1700 - 1872
Philadelphia, 1873, cxxi,874/ix,875-1772pp., 2 vol., 4to. Two massive vols. in old full law calf, the gilt on both red & black labels bright. V.g. End papers w/some glue browning.
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) THERE WERE TWO PIRATES - A COMEDY OF DIVISION
New York, 1946, x,121pp., small 8vo. First ed. V.g. (bkstrp lettering oxidized but legible) in v.g.dj.
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Cabell, James B. (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) STRAWS AND PRAYER-BOOKS.
NY, 1924, 302pp. First ed. V.g. in reddish brown cl. Slight darkening to bkstrp.
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) THE SILVER STALLION - A COMEDY OF REDEMPTION
New York, 1926, xii,358pp., large 12mo. First ed. Near fine (dj. ghost on e.p.) in a dj. w/later backing and masking tape at top & bottom.
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) SOMETHING ABOUT EVE - A COMEDY OF FIG-LEAVES
New York, 1927, ix,364pp., small 8vo. First ed. Near fine in v.g. dj. (small chip atop bkstrp, another smaller bottom margin front cover). Unopened.
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) PREFACE TO THE PAST
New York, 1927, viii,309pp., small 8vo. First ed. V.g., the bkstrp gilt bright (most times well oxidized).
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) SMITH - A SYLVAN INTERLUDE
New York, 1935, ix,,313pp., small 8vo. First ed. Would be v.g. but both f.e.p. removed, dj. ghosting on adj. leaf. Bkstrp lettering remarkably good. In dj. w/inner liner and masking tape at top & bottom
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) HAMLET HAD AN UNCLE - A COMEDY OF HONOR
New York, 1940, xx,269(2)pp. First ed. V.g. in crimson cl. in dj. w/added backing and masking tape at top & bottom
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Cabell, James Branch (Cabell, J.B.)(Literature)(VA) SMIRT - AN URBANE NIGHTMARE
New York, 1934, xxi,309pp., large 12 mo. First ed. V.g., the silver gilt bkstrp lettering legible but w/some loss of the white ink.
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